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Yesterday’s deal by Autonomy is apparently not THE deal, according to its
chief executive Mike Lynch.

In early 2010 Autonomy raised $800 million from shareholders with the
intention of carrying out an unspecified acquisition, assumed to be in the
United States. Later that year, the company walked away from its target
after a degree of due diligence because of a disagreement over price. Dr
Lynch has never identified the target and has said that none of the names
speculated on in the market is the right one.